Hanger Station

ABSTRACT

A device for hanging all types of clothing ranging from shirts and trousers safely using the horizontal axis of the door jamb or closet horizontal molding trim as the base in which to mount the hanger station apparatus thereby allowing these articles of clothing the ability to remain hanging or suspended in the device when brushed up against. Without the use of such an invention these articles of clothing would be knocked to the floor, often requiring them to be washed or ironed again. Delicate articles of clothing that cannot be subjected to the harsh conditions of conventional clothes dryers are able to air dry without getting placed into a closet while they are damp thereby preventing moldy clothing.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S.provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/372,249, filed Aug. 10, 2010,for HANGER STATION, by Michael Owen, included by reference herein andfor which benefit of the priority date is hereby claimed.

Michael Owen, the inventor has submitted an explanation of hardship viacertified mail asking for an extension of continuation in part forprovisional application No. 61/372,249 to the USPTO Ombudsman Tech.Center 3700 PO Box 1450, Alexandra Va. 22314-1450 along with an overviewof my detailed hardship and request to Congressman Tom McClintock, 428Cannon HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to suspending articles of clothing and,more particularly, relates generally to clothing organization andsuspension or air drying, and more particularly to a novel hangerstation apparatus system incorporating the use of a common door jamb orcloset molding frame providing easy access to freshly ironed or cleanclothes that are commonly hung on these edges and often knocked to thefloor. To avoid this problem the purpose of the hanger station apparatusis to provide a novel method that requires no tools or special equipmentto install and use. In more detail the user selects the hanger stationapparatus unit, cut to size if desired, peel off the commonly used dualside tape and place it on the point where the wall meets the horizontalaxis of the door jamb or closet molding.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Typically clean clothes or freshly ironed clothes or garments are storedin the closet. During the process of distributing clean clothesthroughout the house often these clean articles of clothing or garmentsare suspended on the door jamb either to be put away, or to be used fora selected outfit, or packing, or for the delicate items that do not getran through conventional clothing dryers. These articles of clothingoften are brushed up against while entering or leaving a bedroom,laundry room or closet. The clean, damp or waiting clothes are knockedto the floor and covered with whatever is commonly on the floor of ahousehold, apartment or dorm room. This often results in need to cleanor iron them again.

There are known in prior art various forms of clothing suspensiondevices. Such devices include single hooks that are screwed into thewall or hung over the door surface by adhesives or nail or screwfasteners. Some hook assemblies provide a fixed number of hooks securedto a strip. While there have been some advances in the types of hangingsystems there remains the need to provide an improved clothes hangingdevice that requires no tools or mechanical process that is simpler touse and insures reliability and retain garments in a non-wrinklingmanor.

In all variations of prior art. The systems are complex and require somesort of mounting hardware or device or mechanism that is not alreadypresent in every household, apartment, office, dorm room. Hangerstations novelty makes it useable for virtually every door way or closetentry way. With zero tools for installation or use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a device forhanging all types of clothing ranging from shirts and trousers safelyusing the horizontal axis of the door jamb or closet horizontal moldingtrim as the base in which to mount the hanger station apparatus therebyallowing these articles of clothing the ability to remain hanging orsuspended in the device when brushed up against. Without the use of suchan invention these articles of clothing would be knocked to the floor,often requiring them to be washed or ironed again. Delicate articles ofclothing that cannot be subjected to the harsh conditions ofconventional clothes dryers are able to air dry without getting placedinto a closet while they are damp thereby preventing moldy clothing. Itis another object of the hanger station to provide a temporary stablelocation for clothes that have been ironed a secure holding locationuntil they are distributed to a designated closets or person to wear.

When the common and readily available dual sided tape is peeled off theback of the hanger station, it can be placed out of sight on the doorjamb or closet decorative molding and it is ready for use. Additionalhanger station variations will include re attachable adhesive strips aswell as the use of magnets to secure the hanger station to the desiredlocation. The hanger station can be cut to desired size allowing theuser to mix and match the number of hanger station modules they wish tohave at any number of doors/closets locations.

These and other objects, advantages and features of hanger station willbecome more apparent when the detailed description is studied inconjunction with the drawings.

It would be advantageous to provide a device that allows you to safelyhang articles of clothing in a doorway or closet without them gettingknocked to the floor each time someone walks by.

It would also be advantageous to provide a device that allows articlesof clothing to air dry without subjecting then to the harsh conditionsrelated to conventional

domestic or commercial dry cleaning or clothes dryers. The presentinvention also offers the user the benefits of fresh air drying similarto an outdoor clothes line.

It would further be advantageous to provide a device that is greenfriendly by reducing the energy used either natural gas or electricitythrough the use of the present invention

As indicated in considering the shortcomings of existing art. The hangerstation offers simplicity in its design and ease of installation anduse. When used the hanger station eliminates the need to re wash or reiron an article of clothing that has been knocked to the floor. Using ahanger station makes it easy to have an entire week's worth of ironedclothing out and ready to use without getting smashed into anoverstuffed closet. This reduces re ironing. Hanger station alsoemulates the outdoor clothes line of air drying clothing while reducingenergy consumption, allowing clothing to air dry freshly and not getmoldy and stale by placing a wet item in a closed and over packedcloset. No tools are required to install the hanger station and it hasno moving parts or mechanical components that are subject to normal wearand tear thereby eliminating any maintenance tasks or costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained byreference to the accompanying drawings, when considered in conjunctionwith the subsequent, detailed description, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger station device;

FIG. 2 is a right view of a hanger station device; and

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a hanger station device.

For purposes of clarity and brevity, like elements and components willbear the same designations and numbering throughout the Figures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Since other modifications and changes varied to fit particular operatingrequirements and environments will be apparent to those skilled in theart, the invention is not considered limited to the example chosen forpurposes of disclosure, and covers all changes and modifications whichdo not constitute departures from the true spirit and scope of thisinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected byLetters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hanger station for the general purpose of thisapparatus described subsequently in greater detail is to provide adevice which has many novel features that result in improved clotheshanging apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggestedor even implied by prior art, either alone or in the combinationthereof. the general purpose of this invention described subsequently ingreater detail is to provide a device which has many novel features thatresult in improved clothes hanging apparatus which is not anticipated,rendered obvious, suggested or even implied by prior art, either aloneor in the combination thereof, comprising: means for thise main elementof this invention as it contains a plurality of tapered cups that act asmodules for the suspension of articles of clothing hung on standard wirecoat hangers or all commonly used plastic coat hangers; means forcontained in the tooling design are break lines located every otherhanger cup. these break lines act as an easy way to cut or snap off afew hanger station cups as desired allowing the user to deploy a few inevery door way if desired; means for this back mounting plate spans thelength of the hanger station strip. this back plate is used to place thecommonly available dual sided mounting tape used to attach theinvention; means for this cup or series of cups are a main item for thehanger station strip. each cup is tapered with a radius to allow aclothing hanger the ability to pivot while in use keeping clothes hungon the doorway or closet and not knocked to the floor; means for theback plane of the hanger station strip has been designed as a mountingplate which is used to accommodate standard and commonly used dual sidedmounting tape; and means for the hanger station strip back mountingplate is designed to accommodate standard and readily available dualsided adhesive mounting tape.
 2. The hanger station in accordance withclaim 1, wherein said means for thise main element of this invention asit contains a plurality of tapered cups that act as modules for thesuspension of articles of clothing hung on standard wire coat hangers orall commonly used plastic coat hangers comprises an acts as backbone ofinvention hanger station strip.
 3. The hanger station in accordance withclaim 1, wherein said means for contained in the tooling design arebreak lines located every other hanger cup. these break lines act as aneasy way to cut or snap off a few hanger station cups as desiredallowing the user to deploy a few in every door way if desired comprisesan assists users in cutting the unit to desired size break lines.
 4. Thehanger station in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for thisback mounting plate spans the length of the hanger station strip. thisback plate is used to place the commonly available dual sided mountingtape used to attach the invention comprises an ease of mounting backplate.
 5. The hanger station in accordance with claim 1, wherein saidmeans for this cup or series of cups are a main item for the hangerstation strip. each cup is tapered with a radius to allow a clothinghanger the ability to pivot while in use keeping clothes hung on thedoorway or closet and not knocked to the floor comprises a module withradius allowing hanger to pivot hanger cup.
 6. The hanger station inaccordance with claim 1, wherein said means for the back plane of thehanger station strip has been designed as a mounting plate which is usedto accommodate standard and commonly used dual sided mounting tapecomprises a mounting surface mounting plate location.
 7. The hangerstation in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for the hangerstation strip back mounting plate is designed to accommodate standardand readily available dual sided adhesive mounting tape comprises a dualsided adhesive mounting tape mounting tape.
 8. A hanger station for thegeneral purpose of this apparatus described subsequently in greaterdetail is to provide a device which has many novel features that resultin improved clothes hanging apparatus which is not anticipated, renderedobvious, suggested or even implied by prior art, either alone or in thecombination thereof. the general purpose of this invention describedsubsequently in greater detail is to provide a device which has manynovel features that result in improved clothes hanging apparatus whichis not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested or even implied by priorart, either alone or in the combination thereof, comprising: an acts asbackbone of invention hanger station strip, for thise main element ofthis invention as it contains a plurality of tapered cups that act asmodules for the suspension of articles of clothing hung on standard wirecoat hangers or all commonly used plastic coat hangers; an assists usersin cutting the unit to desired size break lines, for contained in thetooling design are break lines located every other hanger cup. thesebreak lines act as an easy way to cut or snap off a few hanger stationcups as desired allowing the user to deploy a few in every door way ifdesired; an ease of mounting back plate, for this back mounting platespans the length of the hanger station strip. this back plate is used toplace the commonly available dual sided mounting tape used to attach theinvention; a module with radius allowing hanger to pivot hanger cup, forthis cup or series of cups are a main item for the hanger station strip.each cup is tapered with a radius to allow a clothing hanger the abilityto pivot while in use keeping clothes hung on the doorway or closet andnot knocked to the floor; a mounting surface mounting plate location,for the back plane of the hanger station strip has been designed as amounting plate which is used to accommodate standard and commonly useddual sided mounting tape; and a dual sided adhesive mounting tapemounting tape, for the hanger station strip back mounting plate isdesigned to accommodate standard and readily available dual sidedadhesive mounting tape.
 9. A hanger station for the general purpose ofthis apparatus described subsequently in greater detail is to provide adevice which has many novel features that result in improved clotheshanging apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggestedor even implied by prior art, either alone or in the combinationthereof. the general purpose of this invention described subsequently ingreater detail is to provide a device which has many novel features thatresult in improved clothes hanging apparatus which is not anticipated,rendered obvious, suggested or even implied by prior art, either aloneor in the combination thereof, comprising: an acts as backbone ofinvention hanger station strip, for thise main element of this inventionas it contains a plurality of tapered cups that act as modules for thesuspension of articles of clothing hung on standard wire coat hangers orall commonly used plastic coat hangers; an assists users in cutting theunit to desired size break lines, for contained in the tooling designare break lines located every other hanger cup. these break lines act asan easy way to cut or snap off a few hanger station cups as desiredallowing the user to deploy a few in every door way if desired; an easeof mounting back plate, for this back mounting plate spans the length ofthe hanger station strip. this back plate is used to place the commonlyavailable dual sided mounting tape used to attach the invention; amodule with radius allowing hanger to pivot hanger cup, for this cup orseries of cups are a main item for the hanger station strip. each cup istapered with a radius to allow a clothing hanger the ability to pivotwhile in use keeping clothes hung on the doorway or closet and notknocked to the floor; a mounting surface mounting plate location, forthe back plane of the hanger station strip has been designed as amounting plate which is used to accommodate standard and commonly useddual sided mounting tape; and a dual sided adhesive mounting tapemounting tape, for the hanger station strip back mounting plate isdesigned to accommodate standard and readily available dual sidedadhesive mounting tape.